diaphane

noun3

1. •
   Something transparent.

   • The corporal nature is deuided into bright and shining bodies, as earth and metalles: Eyther into Diaphane or transparent bodyes, as ayre and water. — 1561
2. •
   Essence or nature as encapsulated in a mental construct.

   • The figure of the diaphane, "this clear crystal nature," is a person so perfect that his simple presence would do more for the world than others manage to do through their actions. — 2004
3. •
   A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures.